# Re: ANNOUNCE: Git Forum 2 messages from 2008-04-08 to 2008-04-08. Participants: Dill, Randal L. Schwartz. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13031 ## Dill, 2008-04-08 23:15 Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Git Forum Message-ID: <60646ee10804081615y6817f707ufbb4a544d166059@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/60646ee10804081615y6817f707ufbb4a544d166059%40mail.gmail.com ``` >Is it clear to everyone here that splitting a community does not make >it stronger? I'm sorry it wasn't my intent to split the group but make it more diverse. There has been some good points made though. I was thinking more along the lines that the forum would kind of be an offshoot of what's happening in the blogosphere as a lot of Git discussion happens and occurs separate of this list and I was thinking of some place they could group together and chat. Of course here is a good spot but most seem to know about this list but choose to talk outside of it. I was just hoping that the forum would help those people. Dylan. ``` ## Randal L. Schwartz, 2008-04-08 23:42 Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Git Forum Message-ID: <86lk3n6hih.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/86lk3n6hih.fsf%40blue.stonehenge.com In-Reply-To: <60646ee10804081615y6817f707ufbb4a544d166059@mail.gmail.com> ``` >>>>> "Dill" == Dill writes: Dill> I'm sorry it wasn't my intent to split the group but make it more Dill> diverse. There has been some good points made though. I was thinking Dill> more along the lines that the forum would kind of be an offshoot of Dill> what's happening in the blogosphere as a lot of Git discussion happens Dill> and occurs separate of this list and I was thinking of some place they Dill> could group together and chat. Of course here is a good spot but most Dill> seem to know about this list but choose to talk outside of it. I was Dill> just hoping that the forum would help those people. Dylan. So, there are two separate issues here: 1) whether beginners should be in a different place from the developers 2) whether a beginners list should be a web forum or just another mailing list? I won't speak to point 1, because I can see both sides of it, but I'll be adamant about point 2: web forums suck Please, if you're gonna do this, make it a mailing list. Preferrably some place that also has an NNTP feed, and a (gack) web view for those who prefer that. Why do people insist on reinventing email, badly? -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! ```